tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post1972985878326409491..comments2024-03-10T09:24:45.565+02:00Comments on Dispatches from Vilnius: Santorum says Obama agenda not "based on Bible"James Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-7366516138970393512012-03-22T05:12:36.194+02:002012-03-22T05:12:36.194+02:00I don't know if I should be happy or sad. The...I don't know if I should be happy or sad. There just might be enough people out there crazy enough to vote for him in a general election -- be interesting to see what the campaign looks like under Mr. Etch-a-Sketch. <br /><br />I've been missing Rachel Maddow for the last few months but listened to her opening feature tonight -- the company that makes Etch-a-Sketch shipped its Ohio jobsavrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-57192649363418971022012-03-21T21:41:04.313+02:002012-03-21T21:41:04.313+02:00It seems Rick's slim chances at the nomination...It seems Rick's slim chances at the nomination now stand at none.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-8513204219007082182012-03-21T16:41:37.030+02:002012-03-21T16:41:37.030+02:00Right wing preacher introduces Santorum:
http://w...Right wing preacher introduces Santorum:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2emBxDOY7g<br /><br /><br />This is a major league embarrassment.Tripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-78314065654258116542012-03-02T18:31:39.434+02:002012-03-02T18:31:39.434+02:00Yea, it really is amazing Romney is having such a ...Yea, it really is amazing Romney is having such a hard time with Ratboy and Newt. These two were given up for dead last summer, but when Perry and Cain fell by the wayside, I guess the teabaggers had no one else to turn to. They simply aren't going to vote for Romney.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-76734578902229420322012-03-02T02:03:25.866+02:002012-03-02T02:03:25.866+02:00No one in Michigan was likely to forget the editor...No one in Michigan was likely to forget the editorial Romney wrote in the New York Times. I suspect he received many votes from people who were holding their nose in the polling booth. If Santorum wasn't such a blithering idiot, Romney would have probably lost by plenty.Rick Diguettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556088192579865532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-46886477892767323692012-02-29T14:13:21.559+02:002012-02-29T14:13:21.559+02:00As Jon Stewart quipped, how is it that Romney can&...As Jon Stewart quipped, how is it that Romney can't put this guy away? A 3-point win in your home state that had less than 25% voter turnout is not cause for excitement, yet Mitt tries to put a good face on this squeaker heading into a Super Tuesday that will probably leave him battered and deeply bruised.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-54100919570790519912012-02-28T23:55:06.242+02:002012-02-28T23:55:06.242+02:00Santorum's latest about Obama being a snob for...Santorum's latest about Obama being a snob for encouraging people to get a college education is, well, only a position you take if you're a right wing nutball Republican.Rick Diguettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556088192579865532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-6625936300601755352012-02-28T16:19:47.110+02:002012-02-28T16:19:47.110+02:00Indeed! I don't know whether to laugh or cry?...Indeed! I don't know whether to laugh or cry?James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-65669744509641997102012-02-28T14:56:31.138+02:002012-02-28T14:56:31.138+02:00Amazing country we live in.Amazing country we live in.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-49210101645211741232012-02-28T14:51:07.733+02:002012-02-28T14:51:07.733+02:00You have to love the way Ricky "O" is tr...You have to love the way Ricky "O" is trying to lure Dems in Michigan,<br /><br />http://news.yahoo.com/santorum-robocall-urges-democrats-vote-gop-primary-210935228.html<br /><br />blithely unaware that many Dems might just vote for him to keep this clown show going well into the summer,<br /><br />http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/02/15/1065052/James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-25096918889649324582012-02-27T14:50:54.670+02:002012-02-27T14:50:54.670+02:00According to Santorum, a college education is now ...According to Santorum, a college education is now considered elitist. Not to be outdone, Gingrich has attacked democrats for carrying out a secular agenda. Just when you thought it was safe to watch Republicans on the campaign trail : (James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-68917460113774027342012-02-24T16:55:24.650+02:002012-02-24T16:55:24.650+02:00Interesting interview with Alan Simpson on the GOP...Interesting interview with Alan Simpson on the GOP campaign. He didn't have very kind words for Santorum or Gingrich,<br /><br />http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/02/22/republican-alan-simpson-calls-rick-santorum-rigid-and-homphobic-video/James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-35091261243487996132012-02-22T06:49:24.657+02:002012-02-22T06:49:24.657+02:00I see Rick now has Mitt wallowing in the same pigs...I see Rick now has Mitt wallowing in the same pigshit,<br /><br />http://news.yahoo.com/romney-says-obama-fought-against-religion-222645762.htmlJames Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-12260419354219081592012-02-21T22:35:01.905+02:002012-02-21T22:35:01.905+02:00The above comment about global warming is ridiculo...The above comment about global warming is ridiculous. AS IF he doesn't belong to the political party that has politicized this issue.Rick Diguettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556088192579865532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-83746449754223652052012-02-21T09:03:31.270+02:002012-02-21T09:03:31.270+02:00It does seem Rick has tapped into a vein here,
&q...It does seem Rick has tapped into a vein here,<br /><br />"I refer to global warming as not climate science but political science," Santorum said to loud applause. He said Obama has "radical environmentalist policies" that reject robust extraction of oil and gas from many U.S. areas, including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.<br /><br />he has the "Dolt voteJames Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-76646485921616346192012-02-21T07:00:25.448+02:002012-02-21T07:00:25.448+02:00Yea, one can only imagine the chaos at the convent...Yea, one can only imagine the chaos at the convention, especially if Sarah decides to join in the fray. Romney must be asking himself what he did wrong as he beats his head against the wall. "How can I possibly lose Michigan to this guy!"James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-46662519945285815352012-02-21T05:08:40.438+02:002012-02-21T05:08:40.438+02:00Or maybe Paul/Paul 2012!
The possibilities are en...Or maybe Paul/Paul 2012!<br /><br />The possibilities are endlessssssssssss.Rick Diguettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556088192579865532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-21040660737048084332012-02-21T05:07:45.592+02:002012-02-21T05:07:45.592+02:00Or will it be Palin/Cantor 2012!Or will it be Palin/Cantor 2012!Rick Diguettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556088192579865532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-4263020210483032602012-02-21T05:06:20.427+02:002012-02-21T05:06:20.427+02:00All the news coming out about Santorum must have m...All the news coming out about Santorum must have more than a few folks at the White House fist-bumping. That this nutjob might actually (although admittedly it is a very long shot) prevent Romney from getting his 1144 delegates is almost too good to be true.<br /><br />Gingrich/Palin 2012!!!Rick Diguettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556088192579865532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-2945310656486200952012-02-20T13:32:27.541+02:002012-02-20T13:32:27.541+02:00You can call it the Dolt vote,
http://news.yahoo....You can call it the Dolt vote,<br /><br />http://news.yahoo.com/santorum-says-obama-agenda-not-based-bible-011457960.htmlJames Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-44060404892942706412012-02-20T07:23:11.795+02:002012-02-20T07:23:11.795+02:00This Republican presidential campaign cycle has be...This Republican presidential campaign cycle has been a grotesque reality show. I don't know whether it has been designed to distract people while the SuperPACs work on getting Republicans elected to the Senate or it just how the chips fell this time around. I don't recall a worse set of candidates and more vile campaign rhetoric in the past. What I would be watching out for is who theJames Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-70107381326914930122012-02-20T03:10:03.099+02:002012-02-20T03:10:03.099+02:00I sure hope you are both right. They both scare m...I sure hope you are both right. They both scare me for different reasons. <br /><br />I'll be working the phones to get out the vote regardless of who is running!<br /><br />I am, by the way, also an independent .... (I sometimes vote green or socialist if I could)avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-17042748734564808732012-02-20T02:38:33.417+02:002012-02-20T02:38:33.417+02:00But avrds, the people who will vote for Santorum--...But avrds, the people who will vote for Santorum--and I don't beileve for a moment that they will ever have that chance in a presidential election--occupy the 30% base who would vote Republican even if Ronald McDonald were the nominee. I just don't see this guy picking up any independents, even if (as you may remember) I don't believe everyone who claims to be independent actually isRick Diguettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556088192579865532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-48807368764024624282012-02-20T00:48:58.506+02:002012-02-20T00:48:58.506+02:00I totally agree with you, but I'm also not so ...I totally agree with you, but I'm also not so confident about the people who vote republican.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-60711006522256099172012-02-19T21:43:14.590+02:002012-02-19T21:43:14.590+02:00The problem is that he is exposed. He may have ca...The problem is that he is exposed. He may have captured the GOP's febrile imagination but it won't last long. That 2008 quote where he questions Protestantism is a real buzz kill for a large segment of the Republican electorate. Of course, he has since tried to "clarify" his statements,<br /><br />http://news.yahoo.com/santorum-questions-obamas-world-view-not-faith-181305027.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.com